The Solution:
Given:
She has: a dolphin, a whale, an elephant, a leopard, and a giraffe.
Making a total of 5 animal toys.
Playing with 3 of them means:
[tex]5P_3[/tex][tex]5P_3=\frac{5!}{(5-3)!}[/tex][tex]5P_3=\frac{5\times4\times3\times2!}{2!}=5\times4\times3=60\text{ different choices}[/tex]Therefore, the correct answer is 60 choices.